2021 VHF Low Band Logs

[kkn50]

Here's to hoping that 2021 is a better year for VHF Low Band propagation than 2020 was!

My first log of the new year (all of my radio logs are in UTC):

40.670 - SNOTEL with very strong signal

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San Antonio TX
BCD996XT Scanner with 10 Meter Dipole

 

[marvinsuggs]

Happy New Year 🎩

 

[kkn50]

Logs for 2021/01/01
San Antonio, Texas
Uniden BCD996XT scanner with 10 meter dipole antenna

FREQ	SQ	CALL	DESCRIPTION
25.0000	AM	WWV	Ft Collins CO
39.2200	192.8	KMA801	CA HP
40.6700	CSQ		SNOTEL
48.3600	110.9		Los Angeles, Dept of Water & Power

 

[kkn50]

Log for 2021/01/03
Childersburg, Alabama
Uniden SDS200 with ST2 Antenna

FREQ	SQ	CALL	DESCRIPTION
33.4400	179.9	KCD346	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Tolland County CT
33.4800	114.8	KCB781	Fire Dispatch - Barnstable MA
33.6600	179.9	KCB979	Fire Dispatch - Norwich CT
33.8800	179.9		EMS Dispatch - Possibly New London county or Windham county CT

 

[marvinsuggs]

I heard a radio transmission on 41.00 this afternoon. Talked about flying over Sugar Land, TX. any ideas who this is? Thanks Marvin

 

[RichardKramer]

I heard a radio transmission on 41.00 this afternoon. Talked about flying over Sugar Land, TX. any ideas who this is? Thanks Marvin

RR freq reference shows 41.0 / 150pl; Range ops at Camp Bullis, Bexar Co,; Texas ARNG Apache helos, Tac 1, Ellington Intl airport, Harris Co.

Rich

 

[marvinsuggs]

Awesome thanks Rich! My first military capture 🤔

 

[217]

Opening this morning. 33mhz from the northeast and tv ch 2 from Cuba. 33.780 kcf415 is the leader.

 

[Dispatrick]

First hit of the year yesterday morning for only 3 seconds I caught AL DOC 45.9800 203.5 partial morse code ID they always transmit.

In terms of the forecast for the year, Anybody know what we're looking at?

 

[marvinsuggs]

Twice as good as last year.

 

[marvinsuggs]

If sporadic E skip is dependent on sunspot activity, 2020 was the bottom of the cycle and 2025 will be the peak.

 

[marvinsuggs]

Received in Richmond, TX 48.800 mhz

Check out this message from Zello.

Listen to Zello: 48.80 mhz shared by marvinsuggs

Shared messages from Zello walkie-talkie app

zello.me

 

[kkn50]

The Army National Guard helos from Ellington have used that frequency for at least 40 years.

I heard a radio transmission on 41.00 this afternoon. Talked about flying over Sugar Land, TX. any ideas who this is? Thanks Marvin

 

[marvinsuggs]

Thank u sir

 

[marvinsuggs]

Any idea who this is?

Check out this message from Zello.

Listen to Zello: 39.540 shared by marvinsuggs

Shared messages from Zello walkie-talkie app

zello.me

 

[marvinsuggs]

Please identify

Check out this message from Zello.

Listen to Zello: 33.860 shared by marvinsuggs

Shared messages from Zello walkie-talkie app

zello.me

 

[kf8yk]

Please identify

Check out this message from Zello.

Listen to Zello: 33.860 shared by marvinsuggs

Shared messages from Zello walkie-talkie app

zello.me

Washington County, MD

 

[pro2004]

42.06 MO HP one transmission "Springfield" today at 0959 EST

Lansdowne Ontario
BC370CRS on 5/8 mobile Larson groundplane cut to 154mhz.

 

[marvinsuggs]

Washington County, MD

Thank You

 

[marvinsuggs]

January 2021 Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT8 scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna.

30.76 Van Pool Trans. Paxton, MA
33.82 Calvert Co, MD FD
33.86 Washington Co, MD FD
33.92 W Licking Joint Fire Dist, OH
33.98 Crookesville, OH FD
39.54 ? Police
41.00 Texas Army NG Tac-1.
42.92 Missouri HP
45.98 Alabama DOC/ Athens
46.14 Washington Co, OH FD
46.18 Wetzel Co, WV FD
48.80 Trunkline Gas Co Cypress, TX